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Kanji Detail for 禪 - "zen"

禪

  • Meaning

    禪 means "zen." Also associated with abdicate, ritual.

    1. Zen - Buddhist meditation.

    2. Abdicate - To give up the throne.

    3. Ritual - A ceremony to heaven.

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    • Verified meaning: zen
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read ぜん, ゆずり)
    • Also carries these associations: abdicate, ritual

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 禪

    Surnames 禪(ぜん)Listen 禪(ゆずり)Listen

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  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    Zen Buddhism; silent meditation

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    meditation, contemplation (dhyana); to level ground for altar; abdicate

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    dhyana (Sanskrit); Zen; meditation (Buddhism)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    meditation, contemplation

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Sweeping the ground and sacrificing is called 禪. Anciently when the Son of Heaven toured, he would seal Mount Tai and sacrifice to Heaven. Perform 禪 on a small mountain and sacrifice to mountain and river spirits. This is called 封禪 (feng and shan sacrifices). | To pass on. When the Son of Heaven passes the throne to another is called 禪. (Mencius) "Tang and Yu abdicated." Also, when passing the throne to one's son due to old age is called 內禪 (internal abdication). | Good. Completely good is called 戩穀. Seen in (Book of Odes). | To live. (Book of Odes) "穀 then in separate rooms. In death then in the same grave."

  • Onyomi

    tip

    sen(セン) セン

    zen(ゼン) ゼン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    shizuka(しず-か) しず-か

    yuzu.ru(ゆず-る) ゆず-る

  • Strokes

    tip

    17 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    示 礻 (shimesu・shimesuhen)

  • Related Keywords

    zen abdicate ritual relinquish meditation contemplation buddhist awareness calmness concentration enlightenment give up harmony insight introspection mindfulness reflection serenity stillness tranquility

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